Pakistan floods: More international aid urgently needed, 119 more casualties
Pakistan floods More international aid urgently needed, 119 more casualties |
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With floods sweeping through the country, Pakistan is demanding more international aid from countries around the world, prompting the search for higher and drier lands.
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The National Disaster Management Agency stated that the death toll from the monsoon rains reached 1,033, including 119 during the past 24 hours.
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Officials said the United States, Britain and the UAE had responded to the relief appeals, but more aid was still urgently needed.
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They added that the Pakistani government is doing its best to help the people in light of the current escalation of natural disasters plaguing the country.
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Salman Sofi, a Pakistani Interior Ministry official, told the BBC that the country was in dire need of international support.
Pakistan floods: More international aid urgently needed, 119 more casualties
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- "Pakistan is suffering from economic problems, but once it is close to overcoming them, it has been hit by the monsoon rains," he added.
- He stressed that the funds allocated for development projects are used for those affected by the floods.
- Residents in northwest Pakistan had to leave their homes as rivers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa overflowed and inundated, causing massive flooding.
- Junaid Khan, 23, who lives in the stricken area, told AFP: "The house that we worked so hard to build over the years, we see it sinking before our eyes.
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We sat on the side of the road and watched our dream house sink.
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- Sindh province in southeast Pakistan was also hit hard by the floods, causing thousands to flee their homes.
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- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said 33 million people, an estimated 15 percent of the country's population, were affected by the floods.
- He pointed out that the damage caused by these floods may reach the level of damage caused by the 2010-2011 floods, making it the worst ever.
- Pakistani officials believe that climate change is responsible for these severe floods.
- But some argue that poor planning by local governments is a major contributor to increased damage from natural disasters, as buildings are being constructed in areas most prone to seasonal flooding.
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